Explore the Family Name Godlewski

The meaning of Godlewski

Polish and Jewish (from Poland): habitational name for someone from Godlewo in Podlaskie Voivodeship. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Andrzej, Slawomir, Bogdan, Boleslaw, Casimir, Danuta, Grzegorz, Juliusz, Kazimierz, Krzysztof, Ludwik.

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How common is the last name Godlewski in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Godlewski saw a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 15,052 to 15,777. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Godlewski surname increased by 2.73% over the same period, growing from 1,798 to 1,847. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased from 0.67 to 0.63.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,052	#15,777	-4.82%
Count	1,798	1,847	2.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.63	-5.97%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Godlewski

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Godlewski, it is evident that there were some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, nearly all (97.94%) of the individuals with the Godlewski surname identified as White, a proportion that slightly decreased to 97.46% in 2010. Over the same time frame, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose from 0.72% to 1.14%. Interestingly, the 2010 data also indicated new distributions not recorded in 2000; 0.54% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and 0.43% as having two or more races. Both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native identities, which had been present in 2000, were not represented in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.94%	97.46%	-0.49%
Hispanic	0.72%	1.14%	58.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.43%	0%
Black	0.44%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.44%	0%	0%